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#18 remote files
I don't know if it's a bug or a feature, but when I try to
open smb:/ files from our LAN's other machines, I get
"You can only select locals files" message. This also
applies to files selected from "Open URL" dialog, after
clicking in the browse icon.
But if I drag an smb:/ file (from Konqueror for example)
to the playlist, they open up just fine. Could this be
fixed?
Another thing related to remote files: I cannot seek in
files opened from smb:/
Why is this? We have quite great speed on this LAN
(and on LANs in general: this is the case), so bandwidth
shouldn't be a problem. So why can't I seek??
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Greetings,
Balázs
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The "you can only select locals files" thing is just an
oversight on my part, I will make sure I fix it before too long.
If you pass the smb: URL directly to MPlayer, then it's the
MPlayer's Samba code is responsible for seeking. I think that
code is still in an experimental state though.
If you use Samba KIOSlave, then KPlayer will pass the data
to MPlayer through a named pipe, and I'm pretty sure seeking
is rather problematic in that case, pretty much not possible
for now.
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There was a patch on mplayer-dev-eng that was supposed
to fix seeking when playing an smb: URL directly with
MPlayer. You can watch that thread to see when it's applied
to the MPlayer CVS:
http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-dev-eng/2004-November/031238.html
Or apply it to your local copy.
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Hi,
Did you get a chance to try MPlayer 1.0-pre6? It was supposed
to fix seeking on smb urls.
Also, KPlayer 0.5.3 release last Sunday accepts remote urls
in the Open File dialog.
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No, when I upgraded, I marked a lot of packages on hold,
because most of it were KDE related, and only the
Debian-version changed, and I don't have the bandwidth to
download 150 MB just for a few touchups. Anyway, I also
marked MPlayer on hold, because I thought they'll release
1.0 final soon. Anyway, I'll try the pre6 version, as soon
as I'll have the time.
Thanks for notifying!
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Balzs
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Have you had a chance to try this with a recent MPlayer?